Influence of anxious attachment on the relationship between primary emotions and substance-related addictive behaviors

To date there is no universally accepted model that describes the development of substance related addictive behavior. In order to address this gap, the study sought to examine whether the association between primary emotions and the inclination toward addictive behavior is mediated by an anxious at...

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Published in:Frontiers in public health 2024-06, Vol.12, p.1380539
Main Authors: Fuchshuber, Jürgen, Andres, Deborah, Prandstätter, Theresa, Roithmeier, Lisa, Schmautz, Beate, Schwerdtfeger, Andreas, Unterrainer, Human-Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
addictive behavior
Adolescent
Adult
Anger
Anxiety - psychology
attachment anxiety
Behavior, Addictive - psychology
Emotions
Female
Germany
Humans
Male
mediation
Middle Aged
Object Attachment
primary emotions
Public Health
Sadness - psychology
structural equation modeling
substance use
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:To date there is no universally accepted model that describes the development of substance related addictive behavior. In order to address this gap, the study sought to examine whether the association between primary emotions and the inclination toward addictive behavior is mediated by an anxious attachment style. The total sample consisted of 900 German speaking non-clinical adults (age:  = 27;  = 9.60; 71.6% female). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was applied to examine the connection between the primary emotions (SADNESS and ANGER), and the latent variables attachment anxiety and symptoms of addictive behavior. Substance use symptomatology was correlated with higher attachment anxiety (  = 0.15), SADNESS (  = 0.15), and ANGER (  = 0.11). The effect of SADNESS on addictive behavior is mediated by attachment anxiety (  
ISSN:2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1380539